Buy me a coffee: bit.ly/3Le6Ex8 PART 1: Medan Surprise: ua-cam.com/video/_ryA7zm0lEQ/v-deo.html PART 2: Road To Toba: ua-cam.com/video/I_p-PLQo5CM/v-deo.html PART 3: Tuk Tuk Samosir: ua-cam.com/video/E_HO4RFs3ss/v-deo.html PART 4: TOP Beach in Asia: ua-cam.com/video/ZUEeF5qIH3o/v-deo.html PART 5: Kaldera Escape! ua-cam.com/video/Yl7ZgMk46K8/v-deo.html Flights: bit.ly/3STHLvf Hotels: www.agoda.com/hotels-near-lake-toba/attractions/pematangsiantar-id.html?cid=1898974
As I sit here in South Carolina, watching you at "Carolina Cottages," I want to thank you for opening my eyes (in all of your video series) to this amazing part of Indonesia! I admit, I would have NEVER had this on my travel list, until your videos!
Just completed a trip to Java late December, cut short by my wife dislocating her shoulder outside of Surabaya, so went looking for another Indonesian adventure not as strenuous so as not to alarm her as she is understandably a bit gun shy. Stumbled across your vlog and must say it is one of the better travel vlogs I have seen, love how you let the places do the talking and you are not front and centre. Narration is very good, respect for local business, showing their contact info is really a great initiative and I rarely see that from content providers. Your Lake Toba series has been remarkable and we are now looking to book another Indonesian getaway featuring Lake Toba (along with Mt Bromo that we missed out on after the accident) this August. We want to get there before it becomes Bali - ised if you know what I mean. Indonesia is so big however the only thing we ever see about Indonesia in Australia is Bali. Thanks
Loved the video! Lake Toba is absolutely on my bucket list of must visit places. So beautiful and charming. P.S Do not shorten your videos as they are excellent.
I was at lake Toba 30 Years ago and it was quiet messy. To much garbage and the waste water was discharged into the lake. Good to see that a lot has changed
Thanks again love your format highly informative fabulous eye candy shots and very respectful. Anyway as a born and raised BCer the lake Toba area just seems so similar to home.This would be my kind of place to retire perfect microclimate and lovely locals.Cheers
Incredible, so beautiful and yes memories of OK. Noticed the change in your voice, sore throat, same here for me, YUK.!! Feel better. Feel better, look forward to next. Cheers R
Another lovely video! Even though we live here, we still get so excited to see all the familiar places in your vids - the colours really pop from your GoPro! Also great to see Daniel's familiar face - he's such a nice guy and an excellent guide. Can highly recommend him to anyone looking for a tour here in Toba or beyond. Look forward to the next one!
Thx guys! Nice of you to give Daniel a plug, he really is a super nice guy and his wife is lovely also (+best Beef Rendang;) Here's another plug- Anyone wanting to see Lake Toba and Sumatra from a local perspective, pls see Agung & Carly's excellent channel. Horas!
Indonesia was chosen no1 as the most beautiful country in the world by Forbes 2022..and has 17,000 islands..hopefully the Indonesian government can maximize the tourism potential of each island
Thanks for these videoes. The lake is amazing. It reminds me my hometown where the lake was clean decades ago. Again thank you for bringing such wonderful episodes of the lake.
What a Beautiful Place STL....... Why did you not tell me about this place 20 years ago??? I would surly have gone to live there.... And never left..... Great series of Videos Young Man...... Cheers.... :-))) xxxx
Hiya STL. Your videos always have beautiful content. Love watching your adventures. You sound a little under the weather. Do you suffer from hay fever?. I hope you are keeping well. Then you put subs to say you have a sore throat. Love the drone footage. Epic views on your ride. Teletubbies hills. You will be a pro before you know it. Do you ever worry? Flying it too far away from you?. Gorgeous views. Julie Andrews. 🤣You're not wrong. Gorgeous sunset. The food is so cheap. Great video. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks Nicky. Scratchy throat thing, just the elevation change, felt fine otherwise. Good to see you n Buddy out in some UK sunshine in your latest vids, enjoy!
I’ve stayed at the same hotel about 15 years ago, unfortunately due to work commitments not long enough to explore the area that your doing now, so very jealous. Really appreciate all the work you put into your vlogs, always wanted to go back and discover more. So thanks for showing us what we’re missing 😎
Side trip..you read my mind..lol when we were watching your video I mentioned to my wife that it looks a lot like my hometown of Kelowna..very beautiful scenery..great vlog.
Thanks David. Yes, there's a boat back to Samosir Island near Bukit Holbung (the 'teletubbies' mtn in the vid;) and you can bring your bike. But as it was getting late and that overland route takes longer, I booked it back via the coastal route.
According tO Forbes and money,uk Indonesia is the NO 1 most beautiful country 2022 cz Indonesia have everything ..even as tropical country Indonesia have snow in puncak jaya wijaya Papua ..but sadly the snow slowly gone per year..If NORTH Sumatera beautiful every where Indonesia defenetly never ending beauty…
Yea you are lucky too. BC is a beautifull province. I traveled by bus from Vancouver to Calgary. The view was fantastic. I wanted to see Manitoba because it sounds like Toba. I used to joke, I came from Lake Toba, I miss it but now I have lake Many Toba instead :)
Very talented you are Mr.STL. thanks for another great video. I wonder if silangit or Toba would have sea plane/small plane flight to telo islands in southern coast of north Sumatera, would be perfect combination right? Palm fringe tranquil and quiet island with calm caldera lake of Toba in short flight. Paradise.
Hello from Summerland. For sure looks like the Okanagan. I think I even seen some Pine trees mixed in with the Palm trees lol. We leave for Chiang Mai for a month Feb 8th, really excited. We haven't been back to Thailand since the Pandemic. Will you be back to Thailand in the near future? Enjoy the rest of your adventure. Safe travels.
Thanks and hello in lovely Summerland. Yes, new Thailand beaches series coming, have a stay tuned... PS: LOVE Chiangmai, enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/VcQf279OrK0/v-deo.html
Toba is simply amazing. Unfortunately majority of my subs are Thailand condos/beaches/deals type viewers and don't watch outside of that scope. Compounding this, YT only recommends vids IF one's own viewers are watching (95% of vid views come from YT 's suggested/up next etc videos). Thus, most of my Indo series get few views comparatively (at least I thoroughly enjoyed filming them :) STL
@@SideTripLife So many vloggers are in it for the piece-to-camera when really the emphasis should be on what's in front of you when you go to a place. Great thing about your stuff is how you capture it with the realtime voice over and then smash it together in the edit. Makes for a good viewing pace. Really well done.
Great video, but miss the parrot at the opening. Been watching for 3 years and your voice has changed. Von Trapp family was from Austria, not Switzerland.
Come to balige city in lake toba,you can see *F1H2O* 24-26 february.Speedboat racing world will be followed 18 country,if you don't believe,check in youtube or google Its only 2 hours from tuk tuk samosir
Nice video. Did you know that statue is currently the tallest Christ statue in the world? Tallest than Christ Redeemer in Brazil. It's now completely finished and open for public.
i like these vids so much better than the boom cha boom cha boom cha vids of the edm music scene and drunken craziness. i'm just expressing my opinion, i know other people probably prefer the young drunken crowds of dance bars and stuff. anyway, good vid and good on ya for moving that rock. you might have saved someone the hassle of starting a go fund me
At Lake Toba most get car + driver approx $60. Or, in Medan can rent a car from $20 (see Traveloka site) and self drive but not for the faint hearted...
Great vids ! But this doesn't tick my box's . its like the lake district in the UK with palm trees in fact no palm trees! Its the worst place you've been to
Thx & fair enuff. Majority of my subs are from my Thai beach series thus few are watching now, sadly. However, I thoroughly enjoyed filming here and could happily stay in idyllic Lake Toba for a year or more (btw there's beautiful palm trees surrounding where I stayed;) Cheers
For most the chill factor and slow pace is a main part pf the attraction. For others perhaps this may appeal: ua-cam.com/video/nLIoWF2rmAw/v-deo.html (personally still prefer 'boring' Toba lol;)
Hello from CA & thanks 4 great video on Lake Toba, esp Samuel's restaurant and more details about tour. Wish u would have included Carly & Agung. Take care. Indonesians believe symptoms of cold are caused by "masuk angin" or wind entering your body & making you sick. If you feel comfortable, try a local remedy such "coin massage".
Hello, loving this series Tuk Tuk looked like our kinda place. We have some news we would like to share with you. I couldn't see a Instagram account linked, if you could send us a message on ours if had time for a quick chat. Anyway if you don't want to we totally understand, love the Vlogs and your travels.
Buy me a coffee: bit.ly/3Le6Ex8
PART 1: Medan Surprise: ua-cam.com/video/_ryA7zm0lEQ/v-deo.html
PART 2: Road To Toba: ua-cam.com/video/I_p-PLQo5CM/v-deo.html
PART 3: Tuk Tuk Samosir: ua-cam.com/video/E_HO4RFs3ss/v-deo.html
PART 4: TOP Beach in Asia: ua-cam.com/video/ZUEeF5qIH3o/v-deo.html
PART 5: Kaldera Escape! ua-cam.com/video/Yl7ZgMk46K8/v-deo.html
Flights: bit.ly/3STHLvf
Hotels: www.agoda.com/hotels-near-lake-toba/attractions/pematangsiantar-id.html?cid=1898974
All ways watch till the end Love ur vids!
Try to visit the neighbour.....Aceh province. It has a lot of the peaceful & beautiful beaches. Aceh is not like you read on mainstream medias 😊
Will visit Aceh upcoming for sure
Thanks Kathy!
As I sit here in South Carolina, watching you at "Carolina Cottages," I want to thank you for opening my eyes (in all of your video series) to this amazing part of Indonesia! I admit, I would have NEVER had this on my travel list, until your videos!
Thanks Kris. Love S Carolina accents btw but here they pronounce Carolina as 'CarolEEna' but still Carolina by any name
Just completed a trip to Java late December, cut short by my wife dislocating her shoulder outside of Surabaya, so went looking for another Indonesian adventure not as strenuous so as not to alarm her as she is understandably a bit gun shy. Stumbled across your vlog and must say it is one of the better travel vlogs I have seen, love how you let the places do the talking and you are not front and centre. Narration is very good, respect for local business, showing their contact info is really a great initiative and I rarely see that from content providers.
Your Lake Toba series has been remarkable and we are now looking to book another Indonesian getaway featuring Lake Toba (along with Mt Bromo that we missed out on after the accident) this August. We want to get there before it becomes Bali - ised if you know what I mean. Indonesia is so big however the only thing we ever see about Indonesia in Australia is Bali. Thanks
Thanks Geoff. As you say, so much more to Indonesia than Bali. I think you and your wife would love Lake Toba and August should be perfect. Enjoy! STL
Loved the video! Lake Toba is absolutely on my bucket list of must visit places. So beautiful and charming. P.S Do not shorten your videos as they are excellent.
Cheers Graham, appreciated. STL
Sure is some pretty countryside and some great driving roads!
Really is
So good to see a part of the world that is rarely explored. Adding this place to the bucket list as we speak!
For sure an underrated and less popular/visited destination. So great...it's changes!!
hi.. yep nice place for sure,, great views .. lovely friendly people .. kool vid,, well done 👍😀🙏
Cheers Andy
What a beautiful scenery, simply wonderfull!! 🥹👍
Lake Toba is just pure magic
I have watched many of your side trips but I have to say your Tuk Tuk series is awe inspiring. Breathtakingly beautiful.
thank you!
Thanks! Do they require 19 Vac for entry to the country ! Thank you for you suoer videos !
Thanks Karl! Yes they do but they've just reduced other restrictions recently so would keep an eye on new announcements upcoming.
@@SideTripLife Thank you STL !
I was at lake Toba 30 Years ago and it was quiet messy. To much garbage and the waste water was discharged into the lake. Good to see that a lot has changed
Truly amazing and inspiring series - the master of detail and presentation hits a new level - Many Thanks 🙏 👌👋
Thank you ANT
Thanks again love your format highly informative fabulous eye candy shots and very respectful. Anyway as a born and raised BCer the lake Toba area just seems so similar to home.This would be my kind of place to retire perfect microclimate and lovely locals.Cheers
Incredible, so beautiful and yes memories of OK. Noticed the change in your voice, sore throat, same here for me, YUK.!! Feel better. Feel better, look forward to next. Cheers R
Thanks Rudy, all the best
Hi there, I`m watching all times till the end. You make all vids so great! Thanks for sharing all the infos and so nice pictures. Take care! see you
Thanks for watching to the end, much appreciated!
Another lovely video! Even though we live here, we still get so excited to see all the familiar places in your vids - the colours really pop from your GoPro! Also great to see Daniel's familiar face - he's such a nice guy and an excellent guide. Can highly recommend him to anyone looking for a tour here in Toba or beyond. Look forward to the next one!
Thx guys! Nice of you to give Daniel a plug, he really is a super nice guy and his wife is lovely also (+best Beef Rendang;) Here's another plug- Anyone wanting to see Lake Toba and Sumatra from a local perspective, pls see Agung & Carly's excellent channel. Horas!
Looks so peaceful. Want to move. Have a great day. Happy New Year 2023. Cheers.?😊
One of my friends goes to Lake toba frequently for holidays and now I see why. I've loved this series
Brilliant views congrats STL
Thanks TGE 👍
Indonesia was chosen no1 as the most beautiful country in the world by Forbes 2022..and has 17,000 islands..hopefully the Indonesian government can maximize the tourism potential of each island
18000+ even !
Beautiful country tapi banyak sampah 🤣
This is really grate place... thank you for the video.
wow..just wow...
Your "Toba" videos are the best place I've seen. I've watched them over and over and I long to go there. Oh I want to go.
I want to go BACK too!
Thanks for visiting this place. It is now been added to my list of future destination.
Great videos as always, I never get tired or bored watching them
Looks absolutely amazing!!
The kind of place to go for a big detox from normal life.
Thanks Sidie!
Thanks David, it really is!
Fabulous series. Never been to this part of Indonesia. Going to have to correct that...
Thanks for these videoes. The lake is amazing. It reminds me my hometown where the lake was clean decades ago. Again thank you for bringing such wonderful episodes of the lake.
Thanks for viewing, glad you enjoyed it
What a Beautiful Place STL....... Why did you not tell me about this place 20 years ago??? I would surly have gone to live there.... And never left..... Great series of Videos Young Man...... Cheers.... :-))) xxxx
Another great video, all the way to the end!😊
Is that a retirement eligible destination? all year warm not hot or cold weather, extreme cheap, excellent english, super natural scenery...
Another wonderful video showcasing this beautiful area, thank you. aka JG in TX.
Thanks for the views , does look like parts of East BC,
Hiya STL. Your videos always have beautiful content. Love watching your adventures.
You sound a little under the weather. Do you suffer from hay fever?. I hope you are keeping well. Then you put subs to say you have a sore throat. Love the drone footage.
Epic views on your ride.
Teletubbies hills.
You will be a pro before you know it. Do you ever worry? Flying it too far away from you?.
Gorgeous views. Julie Andrews. 🤣You're not wrong. Gorgeous sunset. The food is so cheap. Great video. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks Nicky. Scratchy throat thing, just the elevation change, felt fine otherwise. Good to see you n Buddy out in some UK sunshine in your latest vids, enjoy!
@@SideTripLife Good to hear. Thank you. Have a great weekend
I’ve stayed at the same hotel about 15 years ago, unfortunately due to work commitments not long enough to explore the area that your doing now, so very jealous. Really appreciate all the work you put into your vlogs, always wanted to go back and discover more. So thanks for showing us what we’re missing 😎
Nice, thanks Roy. Love your vids as well. Cheers, STL
Please keep doing this. Love your vids.
I don’t remember swimming when I was in Toba 20 yrs ago! I think that’s where I bought a few wood carvings though, so beautiful 👌😎
Nice video
Side trip..you read my mind..lol when we were watching your video I mentioned to my wife that it looks a lot like my hometown of Kelowna..very beautiful scenery..great vlog.
Thx and yep, shade's of Kelowna too!
Great vid, watched to the end.
Nice one Rob, appreciated!
Great video, thanks.i believe you can access the plateau in the center of samisir island?on bike or foot ,not sure.
Thanks David. Yes, there's a boat back to Samosir Island near Bukit Holbung (the 'teletubbies' mtn in the vid;) and you can bring your bike. But as it was getting late and that overland route takes longer, I booked it back via the coastal route.
According tO Forbes and money,uk Indonesia is the NO 1 most beautiful country 2022 cz Indonesia have everything ..even as tropical country Indonesia have snow in puncak jaya wijaya Papua ..but sadly the snow slowly gone per year..If NORTH Sumatera beautiful every where Indonesia defenetly never ending beauty…
New subscriber...Love, love, love this video series. I'm living vicariously thru you! Keep it up! ❤
Thank you :)
thanks for a great video
Very nice video 👍🏻🙏🏻
Yea you are lucky too. BC is a beautifull province. I traveled by bus from Vancouver to Calgary. The view was fantastic. I wanted to see Manitoba because it sounds like Toba. I used to joke, I came from Lake Toba, I miss it but now I have lake Many Toba instead :)
Like the music from the video very much! Thanks
I always watch to the end!! LOL Right now I'm watching from Koh Samui thanks to you. You've become my travel planner.
Cheers! (& 'that crazy uncle' still my fav channel name lol;)
JUST WOW is a understatement! Nice work as usual STL! Hope you lose your frog soon.
Dutchie here! Nice video, been following since 2019.
Thanks The Dude! Been following you since The Big Lebowski lol. Btw, many tour ppl speak Dutch at Lake Toba
STUNNING! I ENJOYED MY STAY IN ITALY...HOWEVER YOUR TRIPS ARE MORE "INTUNED TO MY INTREST". YOU ARE LIVING' MY LIFE😳!
Italy looks lovely as is my home country Canada but crazy expensive
Just when I thought 'wow, this may as well be Austria', there you go with the Julie Andrews reference :)
Definitely reminiscent of the Okanagan.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful Lake Toba STL 💙
What an amazing journey 👌👏
#northsumatera
#sumateraisland
#wonderfulindonesia
My pleasure & more to follow (thanks for coming along :)
Very talented you are Mr.STL. thanks for another great video. I wonder if silangit or Toba would have sea plane/small plane flight to telo islands in southern coast of north Sumatera, would be perfect combination right? Palm fringe tranquil and quiet island with calm caldera lake of Toba in short flight. Paradise.
Thanks. Didn't see any float planes but love your utopia concept
Nice one mate……
Thanks Rob
Mauliate godang bang, it means "thank you very much brother"
Love your vlog. Very informative.
Mauliate godang bang :):)
I just don't know what to say except beautiful 😍
Hello from Summerland. For sure looks like the Okanagan. I think I even seen some Pine trees mixed in with the Palm trees lol. We leave for Chiang Mai for a month Feb 8th, really excited. We haven't been back to Thailand since the Pandemic. Will you be back to Thailand in the near future? Enjoy the rest of your adventure. Safe travels.
Thanks and hello in lovely Summerland. Yes, new Thailand beaches series coming, have a stay tuned... PS: LOVE Chiangmai, enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/VcQf279OrK0/v-deo.html
16-25c all year round? perfect climate!!
How these Toba vids have not gone viral is beyond me. Location is mental AF!
Toba is simply amazing. Unfortunately majority of my subs are Thailand condos/beaches/deals type viewers and don't watch outside of that scope. Compounding this, YT only recommends vids IF one's own viewers are watching (95% of vid views come from YT 's suggested/up next etc videos). Thus, most of my Indo series get few views comparatively (at least I thoroughly enjoyed filming them :) STL
@@SideTripLife So many vloggers are in it for the piece-to-camera when really the emphasis should be on what's in front of you when you go to a place. Great thing about your stuff is how you capture it with the realtime voice over and then smash it together in the edit. Makes for a good viewing pace. Really well done.
Hey STL! What action cam do you have? love ur style
Thx. Mainly use my 2 year old android phone and gopro for bike travel
@@SideTripLife oh perfect, thanks alot!
How steep are the hills when motorbiking?
Not bad except the last bit with the sheer drop had a steep incline, breath taking views though.
Great video, but miss the parrot at the opening. Been watching for 3 years and your voice has changed. Von Trapp family was from Austria, not Switzerland.
Come to balige city in lake toba,you can see *F1H2O* 24-26 february.Speedboat racing world will be followed 18 country,if you don't believe,check in youtube or google
Its only 2 hours from tuk tuk samosir
I stayed in an old batak house like that when i was there 20 yrs ago. Simple but cute…I think it cost $4 cad
Watched until 24:00 ;-) That island would be so cool to live for a year or so.
Thank you!
agree,look like in switzerland
Oh man, that meal at Samuel's...
Not only the food, Daniel & family such nice people as well :)
Got some South American vibes in the last part of this video.
Nice video.
Did you know that statue is currently the tallest Christ statue in the world? Tallest than Christ Redeemer in Brazil.
It's now completely finished and open for public.
Thanks! Will have to return and see it finished :)
Good party last night? your voice change :D
Think he caught a cold on the island
naaaa, just a scratchy throat from elevation change
i like these vids so much better than the boom cha boom cha boom cha vids of the edm music scene and drunken craziness. i'm just expressing my opinion, i know other people probably prefer the young drunken crowds of dance bars and stuff. anyway, good vid and good on ya for moving that rock. you might have saved someone the hassle of starting a go fund me
Cheers Dave
Your voice seems different 🤔
The end.
Thanks Harley!
F1 PowerBoat,lake Toba,Febuary 24-26 2023,,,😂
Berisik ;)
@@SideTripLife pretty good reason to go to Tangkahan or bukit lawang for 3 days then, isn't that STL?🙂
coming up
what's it cost to rent a small car per day there.
At Lake Toba most get car + driver approx $60. Or, in Medan can rent a car from $20 (see Traveloka site) and self drive but not for the faint hearted...
Why do you sound so different ? Something about your mic?
Just a scratchy throat going from extreme heat to relatively chill in higher elevation
SO...HOW ARE YOU CHARGING EVERYTHING...I KNOW THE ELECTRICALS ARE DIFFERENT...?
Yep. Can see in vid 1 of the series: ua-cam.com/video/_ryA7zm0lEQ/v-deo.html
Great vids ! But this doesn't tick my box's . its like the lake district in the UK with palm trees in fact no palm trees! Its the worst place you've been to
Thx & fair enuff. Majority of my subs are from my Thai beach series thus few are watching now, sadly. However, I thoroughly enjoyed filming here and could happily stay in idyllic Lake Toba for a year or more (btw there's beautiful palm trees surrounding where I stayed;) Cheers
I’m with you, like to spend a lot of time there. I prefer these to the Thai episodes; it just proves, different strokes for different folks.
Look at you getting all these views on UA-cam.
Only a month or two ago you were worried about it.
that spot looks boring.... why would I travel all the way there for that....
For most the chill factor and slow pace is a main part pf the attraction. For others perhaps this may appeal: ua-cam.com/video/nLIoWF2rmAw/v-deo.html
(personally still prefer 'boring' Toba lol;)
Hello from CA & thanks 4 great video on Lake Toba, esp Samuel's restaurant and more details about tour.
Wish u would have included Carly & Agung. Take care. Indonesians believe symptoms of cold are caused by "masuk angin" or wind entering your body & making you sick. If you feel comfortable, try a local remedy such "coin massage".
Hello, loving this series Tuk Tuk looked like our kinda place. We have some news we would like to share with you. I couldn't see a Instagram account linked, if you could send us a message on ours if had time for a quick chat. Anyway if you don't want to we totally understand, love the Vlogs and your travels.
Hi guys, For Riel or Cambodia news ? Hope it's good news either way. My email can be found by clicking 'about'. Cheers!